By Michael Mills March 03, 2005

My favorite image of Louise Bourgeois is a photograph by Robert Mapplethorpe. Tucked neatly under the artist's right arm is what at first glance might be mistaken for a huge loaf of French bread. A closer look confirms that the object is one of Bourgeois' more brazenly phallic sculptures, and the sly, mischievous smile on her face makes it clear that she's perfectly aware of... More >>>

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Christopher Burke

Bourgeois grew up surrounded by fabric; her family was in the business of restoring tapestries and furniture.